1. The perfect neutral nail polish: Nail color: OPI’s Samoan Sand (photo credit: Melissa Oholendt). Why is it so damn hard to find the right shade of plain?! I’ve been on a ten year hunt to find the perfect buff-colored nail polish – something not too pink, or too beige, or too white, or too sheer, or too
Kate: 29 Months
Kate: 29 Months I am so ridiculously proud of Kate’s good manners that I beam with pride when she uses them without reminders or prompts. In addition to saying “please” when she asks for something and “thank you” when she receives it, she is also beginning to recognize what compliments are! She now says
My “Tricky” Halloween Outfit
Who doesn’t love a good trick on Halloween? Well this outfit serves one up! Can you tell what’s tricky about it before reading on? (Extra candy to you this year if you can, because I don’t think even G would notice it!) I recently got these cute black & white polka dot tights that
Oreck’s VersaVac Commercial
Remember that time a group of New Yorkers and Oreckers nearly gave me an anxiety attack/heart attack killer combo when they came to my house to shoot footage for a national television commercial for Oreck’s new VersaVac? Well guess what – the commercial is live! I was so nervous to watch it that I literally
Non-Scary Halloween Decorations
For those of you who don’t already know, I have a crazy fear of spiders. Like, heart-stopping, run my car off the road, jump into the laps of total strangers, and stop traffic in the middle of a busy intersection kind of fear. When it came time to decorate for Halloween (something I decided to
My Anniversary Surprise!
Today G and I celebrate our 9 year wedding anniversary and this morning I woke up to this: My “Happy Anniversary” pumpkin bouquet surprise! My first thought was: “Oh my goodness! What a wonderful surprise!” My second thought was: “When did G join Pinterest?” He carved “Happy Anniversary” into a huge pumpkin, and filled it
Striped Infinity Scarf
I received this fun and colorful striped infinity scarf as a birthday gift from my sister-in-law Lesley, and I’ve been wearing it with nearly everything in my wardrobe ever since! On this day I used it to spruce up a plain red dress for fall. Striped infinity scarf: 1937 (a gift from my sister-in-law) Dress: